Aibo エーたろうĒtarō

Gold's Ambipom

Debuts in Murkrow Row Caught at Johto Evolves in Pleased as Punch With Parasect Gender Male Ability Run Away* Technician* Nature Naive Current location With Gold

→ This Pokémon spent357 chapters asAipom.

Aibo (Japanese:エーたろうĒtarō), known asAtaro inChuang Yi's translations, is anAmbipom thatGold owns inPokémon Adventures and hisfirst Pokémon. As ofAll About Arceus V, he is atlevel 83 and hisCharacteristic is that he is "mischievous."

History

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Aibo first appeared as an Aipom inMurkrow Row alongsideGold's mother, who asked him to go wake Gold up. Along with the other Pokémon living there they manage to wake Gold up, who then plays with them. Later at night they encounter aTrainer namedJoey who had his bag stolen by a wildMurkrow. Together, Gold and Aibo manage to defeat and capture the thieving Pokémon.

InSneasel Sneak Attack, Aibo battledSilver's Sneasel in an attempt to getProfessor Elm'sTotodile back. Aibo attacked withScratch andSneasel blocked it withProtect. Gold then recalled Aibo and used his billiard cue to shoot Aibo behind Sneasel, landing a direct hit.

InYou Ain't Nothin' but a Houndour, Aibo battled alongside Gold's other Pokémon against theMasked Man. Aibo fought against hisDelibird and lost due to Gold not knowing how to handle battling with multiple Pokémon. Despite their defeat, Aibo managed to scratch pieces of his mask off, which later proves to be instrumental in finding out his true identity.

InGligar Glide, right after Gold goes to sleep in the woods on the outskirts ofGoldenrod City, aGligar swoops down and snatchesTogebo's Egg. Aibo tries, unsuccessfully, to wake Gold and he rallies his teammates to chase after it. Aibo catches up first and tries to attack Gligar but it uses its stinger, causing Aibo to fall. Then Gligar kicksPolibo, who has just jumped out of the water. Pretending to be a tree,Sudobo catches Gligar, andExbo uses a powerfulEmber. Gligar flies away to a tree to eat the Egg, butSunbo lands on Gligar's head. Unfortunately, this makes Gligar headbutt the Egg, creating a crack in the shell. Pieces of the Egg fly off, andTogepi appears. Gligar, still hungry, attempts to eat Togepi anyways. Togepi retaliates withDouble-Edge andMetronome; Metronome comes out asSupersonic, which scares Gligar off.

InPiloswine Whine, Aibo is used alongside the rest of Gold's team to defeatTeam Rocket's horde of Pokémon.

InTyranitar War, Aibo is sent out to battleSilver'sTyranitar, but is quickly pushed back by hisSandstorm attack. Aibo later battled the Masked Man again inDelibird Delivery - 2. Aibo manages to defeat hisHoundour andAriados by usingDouble Team to have them attack each other but is knocked out alongside Gold when the Masked Man attacks them with a barrage of ice.

InThe Last Battle VI, Aibo participated in Gold's last battle against the Masked Man. Despite easily being defeated, Aibo managed tosend his boosted stats to Sudobo, giving him the speed needed to get the upper hand in the match.

Emerald arc

InThe Final Battle I, Aibo fought alongside Exbo to fightGuile Hideout. Exbo lets up a powerful flame, which Aibo increases by spinning Gold's pool cue to fan the flames in Guile's direction. Guile attempts to block the flames with his sword, but he is quickly overpowered and knocked to the ground.

InThe Final Battle VII, Aibo was seen battling Guile Hideout's stolenBattle Tower Pokémon.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

InOut-Odding Oddish, Aibo participated in thePokéathlon alongside Polibo and Exbo. They started with the Skill Course, which ended with the round Snow Throw. The team threw snowballs at their opponents, with Aibo creating a gigantic one to earn them enough points to win. The same three later entered into the Stamina Course and managed to win that one as well.

In thenext chapter, the three entered the Power Course and went up againstKoga,Bruno, andWill. They struggled against theElite Four member's team in Circle Push and Goal Roll before entering the final match, Block Smash. In it, Gold faced Bruno and hisMachamp as his final opponents. By having Aibo focus on critical hits against the blocks, the team was able to enter High Tension mode, allowing them to quickly catch up with Machamp's raw strength and win.

InOne Tough Togepi, Gold sends out Aibo alongside his other Pokémon, save Togebo, to fight and distractLance's Dragonite, who was going on a rampage. With Aibo and the others distracting the Dragon Pokémon, Togebo was able to finish the battle with a powerful Double-Edge.

InPleased as Punch With Parasect, Aibo was training with Exbo to learn the moveDouble Hit. Soon after mastering the move heevolved into Ambipom, much to the admiration of everyone around him, making Togebo jealous in the process. InAll About Arceus II, Aibo fought againstArceus. He attacks with a powerful Double Hit, but fails to do any real damage.

Personality and characteristics

Aibo is one of the familyPokémon that lived withGold in the house he grew up in. As a result, he is very close to hisTrainer. Like his Trainer, Aibo tends to be very mischievous and cunning, but still cares for others, going to great lengths to rescueTogebo'sEgg. Aibo is also very motivated to become stronger and draws strength from watching tough opponents. With his prehensile tail, Aibo can grab objects to be used to help in battle; afterevolving, he gained a second one which improves this skill even further.

Appearance

As anAipom

Moves used

Using Scratch as an Aipom Using Agility as an Aipom	Move First Used In Scratch Murkrow Row Swagger Who Gives a Hoothoot? Double Team Number One Donphan Agility The Last Battle VI Baton Pass The Last Battle VI Double Hit † Pleased as Punch With Parasect
A† shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

• The English name Aibo is written very similarly to the Japanese word 相棒aibō, meaning "partner." Incidentally, "partners" is how Gold describes his Pokémon when asked byProfessor Oak.
• Aibo is the onlyGeneration II Pokémon that Gold originally had in his house, thoughone of the Generation I Pokémon he had at his house went on to become the Generation IIPolitoed during his journey.
• Aibo took the longest to evolve out of any Pokémon inPokémon Adventures, having been an Aipom for 357 chapters.
• Aibo is the only Pokémon in Pokémon Adventures to have used the moveDouble Hit.
• Aibo, as an Ambipom, was the only one of itsspecies to appear in Pokémon Adventures.
• InGligar Glide, Aibo stared at Gold'sPokédex to view information aboutGligar, implying that he knows how to read.

Names

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, seeAipom andAmbipom.

Gold'sPokémon
In rotation:	Aibo	Polibo	Exbo	Sunbo	Sudobo	Togebo
	Pibu
In box:	Tibo	Remoraid
Given away:	Teddiursa
Traded:	Kingdra
Released:	Chinchou
Status unknown:	Murkrow
Temporary:	Raikou	Dragonite
At home:	Lickitung	Sandshrew	Oddish	Drowzee	Krabby	Chansey
	Weedle	Exeggcute	Kakuna

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